in the first half. It is therefore fair to categorize any dunk on him as newsworthy. When a 6-foot-2 guard does it? It's an obvious dunk of the year candidate... even if it technically didn't count.

"I'm not trying to dunk at all," Morant recently told ESPN's Tim MacMahon. "Y'all think I'm lying. I'm dead serious." The fact that Morant isn't going to dunk as much is certainly disappointing.

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant vowed last December to stop dunking in the name of self-preservation. After battling multiple injuries attributed to awkward landings and hard falls, Morant said ...

except the dunk did not count. San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama was the recipient of the vicious one-handed dunk late in the fourth quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies and ...

SAN ANTONIO — Ja Morant has added another highlight-reel dunk to his long list of the past six seasons. If only this one counted on the score sheet Wednesday. The whistle blew and a play between ...